The practice of water-colour painting . uHw S MR. J. R. WEGUELIN, It is especially as a painter of the nude figure inwater-colour that Mr. J. R. Weguelin has madehimself famous. He has taken up a class of subjectthat comparatively few artists attempt, and he hashandled it in a long series of very attractive paint-ings with a charm and distinction that can besincerely admired. He has a very pleasing fancyand a delightful sense of style ; and his gracefuldraughtsmanship, his exquisite feeling for delicateharmonies of colour, and his brilliantly direct andexpressive brushwork make his prod
The practice of water-colour painting . uHw S MR. J. R. WEGUELIN, It is especially as a painter of the nude figure inwater-colour that Mr. J. R. Weguelin has madehimself famous. He has taken up a class of subjectthat comparatively few artists attempt, and he hashandled it in a long series of very attractive paint-ings with a charm and distinction that can besincerely admired. He has a very pleasing fancyand a delightful sense of style ; and his gracefuldraughtsmanship, his exquisite feeling for delicateharmonies of colour, and his brilliantly direct andexpressive brushwork make his productions morethan ordinarily important as examples of thejudicious application of the water-colour dominant characteristic of his method isstraightforwardness—an attempt to arrive at theresults he desires by the simplest means and by the frankest use of his materials. His fundamental 125 WATER-COLOUR PAINTING conviction is that water-colour when painted withreal directness has a brilliant quality which isunattainable in any
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